By: BBC
Somalia has launched a new TV channel named Daljir to counter al-Shabab’s propaganda as the government intensifies its media campaign against the al-Qaeda-allied militant group.
The state media reported that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud inaugurated the SNTV Daljir (Somali National TV Daljir) channel – which “will focus on anti-Khawarij (al-Shabab) operations”.
Days earlier, the government said it had shut down over 500 social media accounts spreading al-Shabab’s ideologies.
Al-Shabab has a sophisticated media machinery that includes several affiliated media outlets and dozens of accounts across social media platforms.
On 8 October, the government banned local media from disseminating “extremist ideology messages” that would “endanger national security”.
The information ministry said the crackdown on pr
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